Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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